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Sharp County record., 1887-04-07
OUR SLATE INDUSTRY

\ Source of Wealth Which by Judl
Development and the Growth Of y
pGrtation Facilities Must Rebound
General Prosperity.
In the State exhibit in the State
can be seen samples of Arkansas
which will compare with the bestqug
in the United States. From Little
westward to the Indian Territory
found states Of quality that viii COZ
with the best Vermont slate. The
seems not far distant when Little
will become the market for this val
article. And this trade
ultimately eclipse the cotton I
in this city, as the supply is inexhauSl
and the demand can rot be estlmaA1
is well known that the Bangor 81
land railway, Pennsylvania, carrleS'i
of not less than 5000 cars per annun
1t is well known that for eighteenl Z
through Garland County quarries are
every mile or two, awaiting a railroal
These states arc Of purple, redH
and black colors. in Saline Count
quarrics are great, as can be seel1
the following article copied from am
issue of the Bangor OJSeryer, Northa-l
County, Pa.
"The great slate center, valuabe'
quarrics, are being opened. j. s az
Hall, Of Scranton, were in town onl
day. They brought with them samY'
roofing states taken from quarry "
Alonzo Hull is opening near Little
Arkansas. The samples shown weN
harder quality than Bangor slate
several shades darker in color
were taken from an opening twelve
from the surface. Those Of
slate men who saw the san
pronounced them Of sup
quality and closely resembling Man
Peach Bottom slate. Mr.. Hull ON
tract of 1000 acres near Little Roch
evidently has a bonanza. His ool9
visiting Bangor was 10 secure lour p
cal slate mechanics to work his guar
c. D. Smith, geologist of North Oan
referring to these slate quarries say
examined three out-crops OF slate
are black states and are remarkao!
lar and fusile for surface states. /,
miner take up from the bank 0,
Branch a slate five feet in length anu
feet in width, set it on edge, ana VI
dull hatchet split it from end O'l
regular slate. a.,
This slate is of the most desiraOle !,
1t is Of very fine texture, OF proper
ness, and has wonderfully true ce'
planes. The out crop indicates amr
mensions for valuable quarrles."
The time seems not far distan.
these quarries will be opened WIN
transportation capital will no douU'
immediate development practlcaOie'
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07
EIood at Elgin.

ELGIN, H., Feb. 8.-Elgin avn ,S r
morning to find large-sizei ilo0I III \
the city. Tho Chicago stree' h,i.
is partly washed away. 1t was af,S- w.
years ago by the Milwaukee roau ,ios Jl5 I
washout of the spring Of ISL WTT Si.a,.
followed by terrible ferry-boaI lrrcl u,,
The Chicago street bridge is the p"Sl pl
one. There are two Others " "i 4
feared they may go. Cellars a. Sa,g
the town in low places are ,rsl b
Cooks publishing house has Sen,t g,So ios
of water in several rooms ~ ..,sy
printing stock is very large M0 Nom,
are taking goods out OF thelr "nr pa, d
The damage will amount 10 Ii'D
sand dollars.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07
Needs the Tables Turneu'

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. Sit IS Cia- r
that Calvin Garmany, negro 1--WE .
Hogback mountain, has been a slasO
man named Holly until a few ua!,f -
when he was rescued by brother " ~.
who had just learned of his whereaf9 .f
Garmany was never informed u
emancipation proclamation, nsb anu
flogged as often as his master tnOuS'
pynp1ipnt
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

THE report Of the academic board OF the
Annapolis Naval Academy, Just received
bv the Secretary of the Navy, recon-
mends thirty eight cadets to be dropped
for deficiency in studies. Among tne uh-
fortunates are j. N. Alexander, Il. r. Mel
son. d. H. Kremer and A z. Chandler OF
Missouri; j. R. Morris, g. S. Erd, +. Shel-
Jabarger and J. G. Willis, OF illinois; d. l.
Green. of Kansas. and j. 7. Mason, OF New
Mexico.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

A GRAN * attempted to kill Adelina Patti n.t
during the concert on the night OF the 9th
at the Grand Opera-house, San Francisco,
by bomb. The would-be assassin was the
only one injured, though not seriousl y by
the premature explosion of the engine oil
destruction.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

SIR HENRY DRUMMoND WOLFE, British
Hige Commissioner to Egypt has sub
nrrtfed to tIe Porte PROPOSAL to neutral
ize Egypt Said Pasha Turkish Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Grand Vizier is
said to approve the proposal.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

OVER two hundred men employed in
J. r. Thompson & Co.'s steel works at
Jersey City, n j., have quit work, and the
factory is idle. Walking delegates Or
dered them out because ''scab" coal was
being used in the furnaces
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

THE first annual convention of the iron
roof manufacturers of the United States
met at Canton, o., on the Sth, delegates
being present from twelve cities. The
meeting was to last two days, the object
being to prevent ruinous cutting in prices,
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

LADY has been arrested at Sofia for
conspiracy against the Bulgarian Govern
ment. She admitted that she was sent by
Russians to cajole the superior officers OF
the Bulgarian army into attempting to
overthrow the regency.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

HENRY NJ. STANLEY embarked at Suez
in the steamer Navarino, on the 9th, for the
Zanzibar district.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

IN the Illinois Legislature on the Sth
measures were introduced directed
against public monument building, land
owning by aliens, gambling in futures
and to make insurance companies pay the
full amount for which they write risks in
case of fire losses.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

THE American Wheel Manufacturers
Association was in session at Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the Sth, forty delegates, represent
ing eighty-fve per cent. of the manufact-
urers of all kinds of wheels in the United
States, being present. The association
was formed for the purpose of improving
trade and establishing uniform prices.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

THE Berlinsr Nachrichten says that Gener-
al Won Moltke, in receiving deputation
of Conservative electors, declared that the
political situation was most serious, and
authorized the deputation to give publici-
tY to his statement
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

THE centennial of the colonization Of
Australia is to be celebrated by great
international exhibition at Melbourne in
1888.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

MARTIN W. MCLEAN, treasurer of the
Telegraphers' Mutual Aid and Literary
Association of Boston, has beer missing
since January 25 and the officers of the
ass5,i iilatlon nave reason 70 oe..Sysl ytddU he
has goS aWayc aUs Sycnmnsif4Tinay 500 belonging
thannl
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

IT is understood that the British Gov
ernment has definitely decided not to
grant permission to the Queens Own
Rifles, of Toronto, and Royal Scots, of
Montreal, to visit England next summer to
take part in the Queens jubilee celebra-
tinn
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has de-
clared the new Sunday law of that State
constitutional
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

Z. c. MORE, of Missouri, has been nomi-
mated by the President as Cousul-General
to the City of Mexico to succeed Mr..
Porch
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

RUMoR has it that court circles at Copen-
hagen are scandalized by our Minister to
Denmark, Mr. Rasmus B. Anderson, a
naturalized citizen of Wisconsin, living in
a garrett
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

A LOCKOUT of cutters and trimmers en-
ployed in the wholesale clothing business
at Philadelphia was announced to take
place on the 7th.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

LORENZO Snow was released from the
Utah penitentiary on the Sth, in conse-
ouence of the United States Supreme
Courts decision, given on the 9TH, revers-
ing the decision of the Territorial Court on
the legality of the segregating offense OF
unlawful coha bitatIon. The Mormons
consider it a high vindiction OF their
principles.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

THE unusual sight of snow storm was
witnessed in San Francisco on the 9TH.
Fully five inches of snow fell.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

PRINCE BISMARCK has caused the cir
culation Of notice that it is the desire OF
the Emperor, in view of the rest and qule
which his extreme age requires, that the
people abstain from noisy demonstra-
! tions of enthusiasm on the occasion of his
tnext birthday.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

IT is officially announced that the full
correspondence between the governments
of Great Britain and the United States
over the Canadian fisheries troubles will
soon be made public.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

ALL the special dispatches received in
London from Milan descriptive of the
public performance of Verdi's "Otello" on
the 5th concur in the opinion that the new
opera may be classed among the purest
and highest forms of operatic art.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

A NORTH CAROLINA court on the 7th,
found 81, 200 verdict against the Western
Union Telegraph Company for an error in
telegram for the purchase of cotton
futures.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

BooDLEMAN THOMAS CLEARY, of New
York, was in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner on the 7th, and his case was post
poned to the 10Th inst
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

MANY people in st. Louis felt an earth
quake shock about four o'clock on &e
morning of the 9th. The shock was felt
generally throughout Illinois.
Sharp County record., 1887-04-07

Mrs. CLEVELAND, having succeeded in
heading off the uninvited guests, has re-
sumed her Tuesday and Thursday recep-
tions. Cheek will not pass the portals
hereafter.
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AND FARM.
Liquid Manure.

1t is chiefly in the sum- mer time
when plants are in active growth that
liquid manure is applied to them. It
is mistake to give plants that are not
we'll rooted much of it, but when they
have plenty of roots, and are growing
freely everywhere, it is very benefi-
cial; but as liquid manure is often a
scarce and always a valuable commo-
dity, it should be used in such a way
as TO secure the best possible return
from it. In the case of plants in pots
when they have many roots they are
always apt to become quickly dry in
hot weather, and many of them are
often so dry that when the water is
given them q large quantity of 1t
passes through the soil and runs to
waste. 1t is q mistake to ALLOW. man.
ure water to be wasted in this way, as
it does the plants little or no good.
The most economical and advanta-
geous way of applying 1t to all plants
in pots is to make the soil and roots
wet with clean water first, and then
water with liquid, as the moist soil re-
tains all the best properties of the ma
nure, and this is the point to secure.
This rule also holds good j n the case Of
fruit trees of all kinds, and vegetables
as well.-Nck's Magazine.
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The Roman Cure for Malaria.

Naaman's objection to the prophets
prescription has not lost its force, and
the simplicity Of the laws of health is
often the most potent hindrance in the
way of obedience to them. The medi-
Cal virtues of lemons were slow in be-
ing developed, but once known they
promise to be efficacious as they are
simple. A physician in Rome, where
malaria lies in wait for every tourist,
thus describes their use: Cut q good
sized lemon, into small pieces, rind
and pulp. Add one pint of water.
Boil down to half a pint. Strain and
cool. Take a teaspoonful or more, as
the stomach will bear it, an hour be-
fore meals. It is said to do all that has
been attributed to quinine, without eff
fecting the nerves o. head as qninine
does, and some physicians use 1t ex-
clusively in place Of that drug.
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SCHOOLS.
A List Of Our Presidents.

Come, young folks all, and learn my rhyme
Writ like the ones of olden time.
For linked together, name TO name,
The whole surer place will claim;-
And firmly in your mind shall stand
The names Of those who've ruled our land.
A noble list George Washington,
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison and James Monroe,
John Quincy Adams-and below
Comes Andrew Jackson In his turn;
Martin Van Buren next we learn.
Then William Henry Harrison
Whom soon John Tyler followed on.
And after Tyler. James K. Polk;
Then Zachary Taylor ruled the folk
Till death. Then Millard Fillmore came;
And Franklin Pierce we next must name,
And James Buchanan then appears,
Then Abraham Lincoln through those years
OF war. And when his life was lost
Twas Andrew jackson filled his post,
Then U. 8. Grant and R. B. Hayes.
And james A Garfield each had place,
And Chester Arthur-and my rhyme
Ends now in Grover Cleveland's time.
[JNile A,rake.
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The Way to Conquer.

"rll master it," said the ak; and
his blows fell heavily OIL the iron.
But every blow made his edge more
blunt until he ceased to strike.
Leave it to me-" SAID the saw; and
with his relentless teeth he worked
backward and forward on its surface
until they were all worn down and
broken, and he fell aside.
"Ha, hap said the hammer. "!
knew you wouldn't succeed. I'll
show you the way"
But at the first fierce stroke OFT flew
his head, and the iron remained as be-
fore.
"Shall try2" asked the soft, small
flame.
They all despised the flame, but he
curled gently round the iron, embrac.
ed it, and never left it until 1t melted
under his irresistible influence.
There are hearts hard enough to re.
iist the force OF wrath, the malice oi
persecution, And the fury of pride, SO
rs to make their acts recoil on their
adversaries; but there Is power
stronger than any of those, and hard
indeed is the heart that can resist love
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VOLUME XXI. NO. 20.
Hawaii and Peace.

"Hawaii illustrates the policy OF
William Penn as fully applicable to
missions and an island government as
to civil colony on the mainland.
"When the French, at several times,
threatened the independence Of Ha-
waii. rash counsellors advised prepara-
ton for war in time of peace and i'll
sisted upon fighting. But the King
and Council, under the tuition of Titus
Coan, the most successful missionary
of modern times, and who preached q
pacific Gospel, sent out proclamation
to the people calling on them not to
fight, but to pray. The French could
not conquer men without arms. They
departed. When the British Lord
Pulltt took the islands with a small
frigate not gun was fired. The inva-
der was monarch five months, and the
British flag tloated over custom house,
port and fort. The British could not
stay where there was no resistance.
Public opinion in the islaEds and in
Europe brought down the British flag
and sent up the Hawaiian. Hawaiian
forts have been dismantled, their ma
terials utilized and war vessels have
been converted to commercial uses.
The nation has now only one small
battery, for saluting, OH the toy of all
old crater behind Honolulu.
"All European governments having
interests in the Western Pacific have
decided to prohibit the sale Of arms
throughout that region. Hitherto
Polynesian laborers have been largely
paid in guns, the possession of which
has been a great source of mischief
and bloodshed. We hope the govern
ment of the United States will COOP
crate. The project to neutralize the
Pacific Islands under the lead Of Ha-
waii, the neutrality to be guaranteed
by the United States, Germany, Eng
land and France commands our sup
port. 1t will enable the native races
to work out a nationality, and follow
ing Hawaii, become Christian powers.
The missionaries favor this project
1t is in the interest of universal peace" !"
The above taken almost verbatim
from McMurdy's work on arbitration
seemed to us specially timely at the
visit of the Hawaiian Queen. Titus
Coan, to whom allusion is made, still
lives in his deeds and influence. His
widowed wife writes under date OF
April 7th, 1887: 1.-THE American Peace
Society holds a large place in my
heart. Its very name seems to be con-
nected in my thoughts with that Of
my beloved husband. I hardly know
of any grief that rested Oh him more
heavily than that which oppressed his
great heart when any one seemed to
disparage the good the society does. l
know how he loved to help it, and ]
am glad to do what I know he would
approve"
Hawaii owes more to the Christian
and peaceful teachings of Titus Coan
and bis fellow missionaries than to all
other sources combined.-ED.
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Waste Of Brave Liyes.

Archibald Forbes thus depicts Sko.
beleff's assault on the defenses OF
Plevna, in 1877:
"Tbe assaulting column moved for
ward, rifles on shoulders, with music
playing and banners flying. But the
Turkish redoubt famed and smoked,
and poured forth such torrent of bull
lets that the Russian line was stagger-
ed. On the painting soldiers poured
steadily against that deadly shower oil
Turkish bullets men were falling in
hundreds, and the issu swayed to and
fro in the balance. Skobeleff had now
in reserve but two battalions of rifle
men; but they were picked men, the
best soldiers in his command. He
reached the wavering, fiuctuating
mass, swaying there in the hell-iire,
and sent, thrilling and tingling
through it, the sublime inspiration OF
his own high courage. The whole re-
doubt was q pandemonium of flame
and smoke, from out of which rose
screams. shouts, cries of agony and
defiance, along with the deep-mouth-
ed believing Of the cannon. and the
steady, awful, ruthless crash of the
deadly rifle fire. Skobeleff's sword
was cut in two in the middle, as he
waved it above his head. a moment
later his horse rolled on the ground {;
the horse shot and done with, the rid
er alive and unframed. Skobeleff
sprang nimbly to his feet with a shout.
Then, with sharp savage yell, the
whole mass of men streamed after the
white coated leader across the ditch,
up the face, over the parapet and
swept down into the redoubt like a
whirlwind. There ensued few fierce
moments of desperate hand to hand
fighting then numbers and the bayo-
net captured the redouht. But at
what sacrifice! In that short rush
of few hundred yards, three thous-
and men had gone down. BY the at.
ternoon of the 18th three thousand
more of his men had gone down. He
had lost so per cent. Of his commando"
And after all this massacre, a loss OF
5000 Russians alone, the Turks retook
that redoubt, so that the awful slaugh-
ter had been fruitless in its object.
What world of suffering and woe
was involved in this single episode of
war!
In the Soudan, the English officers
and their soldiers had to experience
other barren horrors-poor Gordon
and many other brave men were the
sacrifices. Lives and agony utterly
wasted, and worse than wasted.
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The cheapest meat for the farmer is
mutton. It may safely be said to cost
nothing, as the fleece from O sheep of a
good breed will pay for its keeping.
Then, for additional profit, there Is q
lamb or two, the pelt of the animal, II
killed at home, the excellent manure
from its droppings, and the riddance
of the pasture from weeds, to which
sheep are destructive foes.
A German test for watered milk con-
Sists in dipping well-polished knit
ting needle into deep vessel of milk
and then Immediately withdrawing 1t
in an upright position: If the milk is
pure, drop of the fluid will hang to
the needle, but the addition of even a
small portion of water will prevent
the adhesion of the drop.
A little liquid ammonia added to
the water in which flannels are wash
ed will prevent them from becoming
yellow and shrinking. To preserve
their softness, wash them in tepid wa
ter, rinse in water of the same temper
ature, and dry rapidly at a moderate
heat.
We have seen a definition of the
word "heroine" which is not given by
Webster or Worcester or any other
photographer, but by a college profess
sor's wife. 1t is, "An educated Amer
lean woman who does her own house,
work"
PIcKLED EGGs.-Piokled eggs fur
nish a relish enjoyed by many per-
sons. Boil the eggs hard, and put in-
10 cold water for a moment. Remove
the shells, stick cloves into them, and
drop in cold vinegar.
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Where He Learned 1t.

He was pretty little fellow, but it
was his manners, not his looks, that
attracted everybody-clerks in the
stores, people in the horse-cars, men.
women and children. A boy four
years old who, if anybody said to him,
"How do you do?" answered, II am
well, thanks" and if he had request
to make, be it of friend or stranger,
began it with "Please." And the
beauty of it was that the "thanks"
and "please" were so much a matter
of course to the child that he never
knew he was doing anything at all no.
ticeable. "How cunning it is," sai d a
snowy woman to his mother as they
sat at dinner at the public table of a
hotel one day. "to hear that child
thank the walters and say Please
when he wants anything. l never
saw anything so sweet. My children
have to be constantly told if | want
them to thank people. How we'll you
must have taught him, that he never
fnrgets.n "He has always been accus-
toned to lt,n said the mother. 1--WE
have always said Please to him when
we wished him to do anything, and
have thanked him. He knows no
other way" The snowy woman look
ed as if she did not need any further
explanation of the way in which hab-
its are formed. Probably you do not
When first formed the resolution
of withdrawing from the naval pro-
fession was impressed with an idea,
perhaps rather confused one, that
though wars of conquest and aggres-
sion were clearly unjustifiable and
wicked, yet that wars of defense were
not so. For individuals or nations to
engage in these, I considered as not
merely lawful, but as highly honora-
ble and meritorious. However l may
subject myself to scorn and contempt,
1 now feel no hesitation in declaring
nv conviction that warfare of any
kind. offensive or defensive. national
or individual, is most plainly inter-
dicted by the spirit, if not by the let
ter, of the gospel. 1t is absolutely IT.
reconcilable with the characteristic
precepts os Christianity.
If we :plly follow Him in all His
leadings, the Lords way would be to
many of Us plalner path than we
find it.
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Indian Meal Diet.

"Eat a good bowl Of mush and milk
for your breakfast, and you will not
need any medicine. Indian corn con-
taiDs large amount Of nitrogen, has
qualities anti-constipating, and is easi-
ly assimilated. It is cheap, and has
great nutritive properties. A course Of
Indian meal in the shape Of Jonny-
cake, hoe-cake, corn or pone bread and
mush, relieved by copious draughts Of
pure cows milk, to which, if inclined
to dyspepsia, a little lime water may,
be added, will make life, now bur-
den, we'll worth the living, and you
need no other treatment to correct
your nervousness. brighten your Wis
ion, and give you sweet and peaceful
sleep.n
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To the Defendant Hugh R. Gilbert:
I OU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND
required to answer the complaint In this ac-
ton, of which a copy is on file in the office OF
the Clerk of Court for said county, and TO
serve copy of your answer to the said COM
plant on the subscribers at their office at Ab-
beville Court House, South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive
of the day Of such service; and IT you fall 10
answer the complaint within the time afore-
said, the plaintiff in this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded In the com.
plaint.
Dated Sept. 16 A. d. 1887.
BENET 6 CASON,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
[L.Sl NJ. G. ZEIGLER, c. c. P.
To Hugh r. Gilbert, Absent Defendant:
TAKE NOTICE that the complaint in the
above action has been filed in the office OF the
Cerk Of Court for said county.
BENET & CASON,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Sept. 26, 1887, Ct